Tag Archives: carbon
Committee slams Treasury meddling
Monday’s report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill didn’t pull it’s punches. There have been hundreds of lines written about the report over the last 24 hours, but here are key points, reactions and other coverage…
UK energy is policy in chaos
This week the Government is expected to publish its new Energy Bill, which will pave the way for the much heralded (and derided) Energy Market Reform. However, it appears that UK energy policy is currently in its least consistent and … Continue reading
The unintentional consequences of shale gas
Shale gas and fracking is a controversial subject. If you’re not sure how it works, have a look here. To some its a panacea for energy security issues, for others an environmental disaster. Now it appears, there may be a … Continue reading
Does Peter Lilley represent Tory energy policy?
I certainly hope not if his performance on Newsnight last Thursday is anything to go by. If you didn’t see it you can view it on the BBC iPlayer here. It’s worth a watch, partly because journalist Susan Watts’ excellent … Continue reading
Trees have multiple roles in climate change
Every school child knows that oft quoted but misleading comparison, that the Amazon Rainforest is the ‘lungs of the world’. We won’t begin to disect what’s wrong with this statement, as I haven’t got time. However, there are some grains … Continue reading
